[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 69392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26212]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--American Dental Association

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 14, 2004, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), American Dental Association 
(``ADA'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the 
name and principal place of business of the standards development 
organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development 
activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking 
the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 
actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place 
of business of the standards development organization is: American 
Dental Association, Chicago, IL. The nature and scope of ADA's 
standards development activities are: Development of nomenclature, 
standards and specifications for dental materials, except those 
recognized as drugs or dental radiographic film; development of 
nomenclature, standards and specifications for dental instruments, 
equipment and accessories used in dental practice, dental technology 
and oral hygiene that are offered to the public or the profession. 
Orthodontic, prosthetic, and restorative appliances designed or 
developed by the dentist for an individual patient are excluded. The 
ADA also promotes patient care and oral health through the application 
of information technology to dentistry's clinical and administrative 
operations, developing standards, specifications and technical reports, 
and guidelines for: Components of a computerized dental clinical 
workstation; electronic technologies used in dental practice; and 
interoperability standards for different software and hardware products 
which provide a seamless information exchange throughout all facets of 
healthcare.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26212 Filed 11-26-04; 8:45 am]
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